LOOK: Drew Brees visits with LSU football team
There are few bigger legends in the state of Louisiana than future Hall-of-Fame quarterback Drew Brees. He’s been retired from the game for the past two years, so it feels like he’s had more free time than he did during his playing days. On Wednesday, he decided to take a trip to Baton Rouge and spend some time with the LSU Tigers football program.
Check out the pictures of him greeting some of the LSU players and speaking with their coaches.
It’s good to see Brees give back some knowledge and inspiration to future generations. He’s still trying to find his niche and role in the world following one of the most prolific careers in NFL history. Brees was recently spotted in New Orleans for a Lowe’s charity event.
Brees enjoyed one of the most prolific careers in NFL history
Brees retired following the 2020 season after a 20-year NFL career, 15 of which came with New Orleans. He ranks second in NFL history in both passing yards (80,358) and touchdowns (571), while also ranking first in Saints history in both categories. He ended his career with one Super Bowl victory and 13 Pro Bowl appearances and he’s all but guaranteed to enter the Hall of Fame one day.
The future of the former New Orleans Saints signal-caller was thrown into the spotlight a couple of months ago, when reports emerged that the future Hall of Famer was leaving NBC after just one year in the broadcast booth. Then, Brees took to Twitter to share an interesting message, hinting at a possible return to football.
While the message from Brees might have been made in jest, as Saints head coach Dennis Allen believes it was, many speculated whether or not Brees was actually considering a return to the field. ESPN NFL insider Ed Werder provided a big update on Brees, saying that the longtime quarterback recently underwent shoulder surgery, which would hinder a possible comeback.
“Knowing Drew Brees over the years, I do not take seriously his recent social media posts about unretiring to play QB in the #NFL,” Werder tweeted. “For one thing, he had left shoulder surgery two weeks ago and would be physically unable to play until at least September or October, per a source.”
Even if a return to football is out of the picture for Brees, his future still remains a big question mark. With him not going back to NBC, Brees must find a new network to join if he wishes to remain in the broadcast booth moving forward.
Ian Rapoport doesn’t think he will return to the NFL
Like Dennis Allen, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport believes that the comment from Brees was made in jest. Brees, who said that the Saints’ signings of Jarvis Landry and Tyrann Mathieu made him “want to come back and play again,” likely didn’t mean anything from the message.
“I think Dennis Allen was speaking very honestly when he said, ‘This was a comment in jest,’” Rapoport said. “The Saints have had no conversations about it and it’s very clear they’re committed to Jameis Winston as their starting quarterback for this season and hopefully beyond. It’s important to remember that when Drew Brees, who was awesome, is a future Hall of Famer and led the Saints to incredible heights, at the time of his retirement, it wasn’t just Brees who decided to retire. It was also the game of football.
“By the end, he was just based on the people I’ve spoken with, really struggling to run this really dynamic offense, couldn’t get the ball where it needed to get to. Retired at the perfect time. The thought of him coming back a couple years after that is just mind boggling to me. I don’t think that’s happening, I think Dennis Allen spoke accurately about it being in jest.”
On3’s Jonathan Wagner and Chandler Vessels also contributed to this article.